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Dubai shows no signs of slowing down when it comes to building new hotels. Even if the emirate runs out of prime plots along the beach, it can simply resurrect man-made projects previously brought down in the '08 financial crash.
Size matters in Dubai, home to the world’s tallest building, the largest water park, and just because it can, the world’s largest "frame." Already chief among the other six emirates in hotel development, Dubai is charging ahead with yet more rooms.
By the end of this year, the city will have more than 154,000 keys on offer to travelers, according to data from Knight Frank, surpassing Las Vegas.
Las Vegas has 151,771 hotel keys, according to the city’s Convention and Visitors Authority.
For Dubai, this increase marks a 6.4% supply boost compared to last year, Knight Frank said. A handful of international opera